“Knowledge-building” has become a buzzword in reading instruction. It refers to English/language arts approaches that aim to systematically build students’ understanding of the world—rather than ...

It’s well-documented that all Americans—not just kids—are reading less in their leisure time than in decades past. The share ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It might surprise some parents but the teaching of reading to primary school children can be a slightly random affair, slightly ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Reading comprehension items are valid to the extent that they measure what subjects have understood of the stimulus material. This article ...

When you read a text and show you understand it by answering questions, this is called comprehension. You use comprehension skills all the time in everyday life. For example, when you work out what a ...

Think back to those pesky reading comprehension tests you used to take in school. Trust me, they are still on the SAT and still challenging. At least, for us carbon-based intelligences. From the ...

The purpose of going to school is to learn, but students may find certain topics difficult to understand if they don't have the necessary background knowledge. The purpose of going to school is to ...